You can also download the accompanying free app, which turns your iPhone screen into an interactive gun barrel — perfect for playing gun-related games at parties, the site says. (Brush up on your language skills though, because the app is only available in Japanese.)

Here’s the unsettlingly cheerful product description:

“More a piece of equipment than a regular ‘cover,’ the Gun Grip Case transforms your iPhone 5 into a handgun! Available in black, white or pink, this fake ‘pistol’ works with an app so you can interact with a digital version of the gun in the same color on your iPhone 5 screen. The app means you can play games of Russian Roulette at parties! Don’t worry, you can’t actually shoot anyone!”

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